The doctor was transported to another local hospital in stable condition

Published February 27, 2019•Updated on February 28, 2019 at 9:29 am

A double amputee pulled out a gun he was hiding in his wheelchair and opened fire Wednesday evening inside a hospital in Palm Beach County, striking a doctor who was trying to subdue him.

The shooting happened at approximately 6:20 p.m. at the VA Medical Center in the 7000 block of North Military Trail.

Officials say Larry Ray Bon, 59, of Michigan, arrived at the VA Medical Center in Riviera Beach on Wednesday morning and was combative for hours, according to the FBI. Authorities said Bon was taken to the emergency room that evening for the mental health evaluation, when he pulled out a gun and shot the doctor in the neck.

"During the shooting, in between shots, the doctor saw an opportunity to jump on the suspect and disarm him," Justin Fleck, the assistant special agent in charge for the FBI's Miami office, said in a Palm Beach Post report .